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How to Draw a Rowboat
Draw a rowboat in 12 easy steps, about 9 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the hull.
Step 1: The hull
Below the middle draw a boat: a sagging deck with a point at the front, a curve underneath, a back.
Tip A rowboat has a flat cut-off back and a pointed front.
Step 2: The rim
Start at the back corner under the deck. Draw a second line along under the deck to the front point.
Step 3: Eyes, smile, cheeks
Under the rim at the front, draw 2 big round eyes, a small U smile and 2 oval cheeks.
Step 4: Plank lines
Inside the hull near the back draw 2 lines following the curve, one under the other, stopping before the middle.
Step 5: The bench
Start on the rim in the middle. Go up a little, across a hand and back down to the rim.
Tip The bench goes right across the boat.
Step 6: The near oar
From above the bench draw a long pole slanting down over the rim and out the back. Add a blade.
Step 7: Cups and far oar
Put a U cup where the oar crosses the rim. Add a steep second oar with a cup and blade.
Step 8: Waves
Start at the left edge, above the boat's bottom. Draw hill bumps across to the right edge. Add another row.
Step 9: The sun
In the top right corner draw a circle for the sun with 8 short rays all around.
Step 10: Yellow sun, tan bench
Colour the sun yellow and the bench tan.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, blue sea
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour the sea blue, from the top wave down to the bottom of the paper.
Step 12: Wooden hull, brown oars
Colour the hull wood brown, around the cheeks. Leave the eyes and rim white. Colour the oars brown.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a rowboat, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
